Latest Product Updates and Feature Enhancements on Square Payments
Square Adds AI - Powered Insights , Voice Ordering for Businesses
Square has introduced AI-powered insights and voice ordering features for local businesses, enhancing its food and beverage platform. These innovations include a conversational assistant that integra...tes external data with business metrics for informed decision-making, and a voice ordering system that automates phone orders. Additionally, Square has launched bitcoin payment solutions and a mobile app, Neighborhoods on Cash App, to connect local businesses with consumers.
Square Expands Banking Services to Give Sellers Better Control of Their Cash Flow
Square has expanded its banking services, introducing new features for Square Checking and Square Savings accounts. These tools provide sellers with instant access to funds, personalized savings reco...mmendations, and seamless integration with payment processing. This enhances cash flow management, allowing sellers to efficiently manage finances and focus on business growth. The updates aim to simplify financial operations for small businesses, offering a comprehensive banking solution within the Square ecosystem.
Square Brings Offline Payments to All Hardware Devices, Around the Globe
Square has expanded its offline payments feature to all its hardware devices globally, allowing sellers to process transactions without internet connectivity. This enhancement ensures business contin...uity during connectivity issues, covering nearly 90% of Square's hardware users. The feature is customizable, enabling sellers to manage transaction limits and process payments once reconnected.
Square Offers More Speed, Customization to Sellers with New Retail Features
Square has launched new retail features to enhance speed and customization for sellers. The update includes integration with Square KDS for multi-concept retailers, redesigned Orders Manager, and rem...ote device management. New inventory management tools and performance improvements, like offline payments and faster checkout, aim to optimize workflows and boost sales for businesses of all sizes.
Actionable Intel, Faster Support, and Pathways to Growth: Early Insights from Square AI
Square has launched Square AI in open beta, a conversational AI assistant integrated into the Square Dashboard. This tool helps sellers gain insights into business operations, item performance, and c...ustomer trends using natural language queries. Early adopters, including multi-location sellers, have reported significant benefits, such as improved decision-making and operational efficiency. Square AI aims to evolve into an always-on business partner by incorporating seller feedback.
Square AI, Now in Open Beta, Unlocks Business Insights
Square has launched Square AI in open beta, integrating a conversational AI assistant into the Square Dashboard for U.S. sellers. This tool allows sellers to ask natural language questions about sale...s, transactions, and customer insights, providing instant answers and visualizations. Square AI aims to streamline operations and enhance decision-making while ensuring data security. The feature is part of Square's broader AI integration strategy, supporting business growth and efficiency.
Introducing Square Handheld: A Pocketable Powerhouse to Serve Tables, Manage Inventory, and Close Sales Anywhere
Square has launched Square Handheld, a portable point-of-sale device designed for restaurants and retailers. It features a 6.2 touchscreen, barcode scanning, and full payment functionality. The devic...e is powered by the new Square Point of Sale app, offering customizable modes for various business types. Available for purchase at $399, it aims to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.
Square Kiosk Arrives to Make Ordering Faster and More Intuitive for Restaurants and Diners
Square has launched Square Kiosk, a comprehensive solution for quick-service restaurants that integrates software, hardware, and payments to enable self-serve ordering. This product enhances customer... experience with an intuitive interface and contactless payments, while also streamlining restaurant operations. Square Kiosk works with Square for Restaurants and offers real-time menu updates and sales tracking, helping restaurants reduce wait times and optimize staff deployment.
Product Roadmap
Square has made its product roadmap public to enhance transparency and trust with sellers. This initiative allows businesses to see upcoming features, aligning their plans with Square's developments.... The roadmap, updated quarterly, complements Square Releases by providing a comprehensive view of past, present, and future product offerings, tailored for various business types.
Thanx Expands Loyalty Capabilities with Square Integration, Enabling Seamless Guest ...
Thanx has expanded its loyalty capabilities by integrating with Square, allowing for a seamless guest experience.
Strategic Partnerships and Integrations of Square Payments
Square Teams Up with Guy Raz to Launch The Way Up, A New Series Celebrating Local Business Innovation and Hard-Earned Wisdom
Square has partnered with Guy Raz to launch "The Way Up," a new video series highlighting the innovation and resilience of local businesses using Square's technology. The series features stories of s...ix Square-powered businesses, showcasing their growth and impact on communities. The series will be available on multiple platforms, including Square's YouTube channel and Raz's podcast.
Square Teams up with Sysco, Delivers New Features to Save Restaurants Time and Smooth Cash Flow
Square has partnered with Sysco to enhance technology offerings for restaurants, introducing features like preauthorized Bar Tabs and Instant Payouts to improve cash flow and service efficiency. Thes...e features aim to streamline operations and provide immediate access to funds, addressing key challenges in the restaurant industry. The partnership will see Square's solutions promoted through Sysco's Restaurant Solutions program.
Square, Cash App, and Visa Craft a Recipe for the Future of New Orleans Small Businesses
Square, Cash App, and Visa have partnered with Propeller to launch "Feeding NOLAs Future," an initiative aimed at equipping New Orleans small businesses with upgraded technology and resources. The ev...ent provided local food and beverage businesses with free Square hardware and personalized sessions with industry experts to enhance their operations ahead of Mardi Gras. This collaboration underscores the companies' commitment to supporting small businesses by providing essential tools for growth and success.
WooCommerce Names Square as Preferred POS Partner to Power Omnichannel Commerce
WooCommerce has named Square as its preferred point-of-sale partner, enhancing their longstanding partnership to support omnichannel commerce. This collaboration allows seamless integration of invent...ory and customer data across online and physical retail environments, benefiting millions of WooCommerce merchants globally. The partnership aims to empower businesses to succeed across all sales channels.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Business Moves by Square Payments
Square Welcomes the Tola Team
Square has integrated the Tola team, a startup specializing in automating accounts payable and receivable for small businesses, to enhance its financial tools. This move aims to improve cash flow man...agement and operational efficiency for sellers, reinforcing Square's commitment to supporting small businesses with modern, seller-first financial solutions.